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THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



clouds between the rows of yellow spots. At the anal 

 angle there is an orange ocellus with a posterior or outer 

 border of yellow, and a central black spot. Fringes as 

 on the fore wings. Tail black, about .3 of an inch 

 long. 



On the under side the spots are repeated, those on the 

 hind wings washed with orange. The body has a row 



Pig. 14. 



Papilio Polyxenes, male. 



of yellow spots on each side, which continue as partial 

 rings on the under side of the abdomen. 



Var. AsTEROiDES, Reak. — This form is marked 

 nearly as in the typical Polyxenes. In the male the 

 inner row of yellow spots of the fore wings is almost 

 obsolete, except the spot on the hind margin, which is 

 prolonged into a dash. Hind wings as in Polyxenes 

 female, but the blue clouds are reduced to small rounded 

 patches ; tails not so long as in the typical form. Below, 

 a discal row of large fnlvous sagittiform spots on the 

 fore wings. Hind wings as in the typical form. 



